Strictly Come Dancing star Shayne Ward has spoken out after facing criticism about his attitude on the show. On Saturday night, the former X Factor winner and his professional partner Nancy Xu made their Strictly debut during the first live show of the series.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers have claimed that former footballer Paul Merson looks 'unhappy' on the BBC show, as he danced an American Smooth to Vindaloo

Tom’s visit coincided with the launch of Sir William Ramsay School’s new competitive house system, where each house is named after a celebrated Olympian. One of the houses will be named in honour of Tom Dean, further inspiring students to pursue excellence in both academics and athletics.

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Joe McFadden has announced his engagement to partner Rob Smales. The former Holby City actor shared the wonderful news on Instagram on Tuesday (September 24) that he will be marrying his boyfriend. He wrote in the caption: "Couldn’t be happier to be engaged to be married to my amazing soulmate, Rob. #loveislove🌈"

Strictly Come Dancing has unveiled the lineup of songs for week one of the competition, ahead of Saturday night’s first live show of the series. The show returned to screens last week with a dazzling pre-recorded show to mark the beginning of its 20th anniversary series after months of scandal surrounding the programme’s professional dancers.

A Strictly Come Dancing star is said to not be 'giving his all' to the competition, according to an expert, while a 'firecracker' of a celebrity appears to be struggling with 'trust'. Week one of the 2024 series took place on Saturday night (September 21) with all 15 of the new Strictly couples performing together for the first time.

Shayne Ward admitted he was 'knackered' as he spent a day doing strenuous rehearsals for his second week of Strictly Come Dancing live performances

How Strictly Come Dancing stars stay confident under the spotlight - Visualisation, deep breaths and letting go of what they can’t control has helped this year’s Strictly cast navigate moments of self doubt.